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The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will be offering team registration for Adult 4v4 Sand Volleyball Tournaments. The fee will be per participant at $25 per individual. Proof of age, and a Parks & Recreation Annual waiver is required to register. The tournament is Online Registration Only….

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will be closing the Regional Aquatics Center Activity Pool (1401 E Hadley Ave.) for maintenance on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Regular hours of operation will resume Monday July 13, 2026.

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will not be offering a second session of open swim at both East Mesa Pool (6151 Reynolds Dr.) and Laabs Pool (701 W Picacho Ave.) on Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9, 2026. Normal operational hours will resume Friday July 10,…

At its Monday, July 6, regular meeting, the Las Cruces City Council discussed and voted on several resolutions. City Council approved in two separate resolutions the transfer of ownership of two inter-local liquor licenses with on premises consumption to 1) Cattle Baron Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Cattle Baron Steak…

The Las Cruces Police Department is warning the public about the dangers of leaving children or pets in an enclosed vehicle during the hot summer months. So far this year, there have been 10 children who have died in hot cars in the U.S. according to the nonprofit KidsAndCars.org. In…

The Las Cruces Police Department is now accepting applications for its next training academy. The 22-week paid Academy, the 57th for the Las Cruces Police Department, is anticipated to begin in January 2027. The 22-week Academy is preceded by a six-week pre-academy. Applications for Police Cadet are available online beginning…

Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Dancing with Life: Mexican Masks, that explores the rich festival culture of Michoacán, Mexico through historic and contemporary masks from the collection of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. The exhibition opens on Friday, July 17, with a reception on from 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 7. The exhibition runs through October 17, 2026. Across Mexico, mask making is…

Within the Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya – Naf’ole atsihem – Nde benah – Ndee Biyááh exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, a special changing gallery space allows each Indigenous group to go deeper into their unique stories. From July 18 through October 10, 2026, we are featuring the Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe. An opening reception for the Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe exhibit, Land of the People: Naf’ole atsihem, is scheduled for 9-11…

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled repairs of the rubberized safety surfacing at Gus Vlachakis Park for Friday, July 10, 2026. The playground will be closed during the repairs and the required curing time of the new safety surfacing material. The public is asked to adhere…

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a residential structure fire on Jasper Drive Saturday Morning. Just after 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, firefighters responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 300 block of Jasper Drive. The first arriving unit encountered a single-wide mobile home with moderate smoke showing…

The Las Cruces Police Department will begin accepting applications for its next training academy on Monday, July 6. The 22-week paid Academy, the 57th for the Las Cruces Police Department, is anticipated to begin in January 2027. Applications for Police Cadet will be available online beginning Monday and must be…

Las Cruces police have charged the man suspected of shooting and killing his mother during what police believe was a suicide attempt Wednesday evening. Lawrence Lopez, 32, is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony. About 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Las Cruces police and fire…

A Las Cruces woman was shot and killed Wednesday evening, and a 32-year-old man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in what police believe may have been an attempted suicide. About 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Las Cruces police and fire personnel were dispatched to the report of a…

Early morning construction work will take place beginning at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 3900 Central Avenue (Fire Station 9 entrance at intersection with Sonoma Ranch Boulevard). This is a courtesy notice that sounds may be louder at this time due to the contractor placing concrete in…

Las Cruces police will be on the lookout for impaired drivers during the month of July. LCPD will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and one saturation patrol within city limits. Officers will also be patrolling for other traffic safety violations such as drivers using cell phones, and those who…